AIM: to evaluate the role of pre and post-operative oral calcium and vitamin D supplements in prevention of hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 50 consecutive patients, undergoing total thyroidectomy, were enrolled. Oral calcium and vitamin D were administered in the pre and post-operative time. The data concerning symptomatic and laboratoristic hypocalcemia were collected. RESULTS: Incidence of symptomatic hypocalcemia was very low (6%); incidence of laboratoristic hypocalcemia was 10%. No permanent hypocalcemia developed. CONCLUSIONS: Implementing oral calcium and vitamin D both before and after total thyroidectomy can reduce the incidence of hypocalcemia related to surgery.
AIM: to evaluate the role of pre and post-operative oral calcium and vitamin D supplements in prevention of hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 50 consecutive patients, undergoing total thyroidectomy, were enrolled. Oral calcium and vitamin D were administered in the pre and post-operative time. The data concerning symptomatic and laboratoristic hypocalcemia were collected. RESULTS: Incidence of symptomatic hypocalcemia was very low (6%); incidence of laboratoristic hypocalcemia was 10%. No permanent hypocalcemia developed. CONCLUSIONS: Implementing oral calcium and vitamin D both before and after total thyroidectomy can reduce the incidence of hypocalcemia related to surgery.
Authors: L De Pasquale; P V Sartori; L Vicentini; E Beretta; M Boniardi; E Leopaldi; P Gini; L La Manna; L Cozzaglio; G B Steffano; S Andreani; S Badiali; G M Cantoni; A Galimberti; G Ghilardi; M Gusmeroli; R Maggiore; E Morenghi; J Pauna; L Poggi; V Testa Journal: Langenbecks Arch Surg Date: 2015-03-08 Impact factor: 3.445
Authors: Anne K Maxwell; David C Shonka; Derek J Robinson; Paul A Levine Journal: JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Date: 2017-07-01 Impact factor: 6.223